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Chopped fresh herbs make any make it yourself meal extra tasty. Chives and paresly are staples but I often use thyme and cilantro as well due to the fact one grows in my herb pot and the other is cheap.

I think you have a nice variety of toppings.... enough options for people who want to stay meat free or add some meat.

I would second the suggestion of having a variety of cheeses... a sharp cheddar, swiss, and a jalepeno monterey jack.

Make sure to have lots of salt and pepper shakers available.Let your butter come to close to room temperature so it melts quicker and doesn't cool off your potatoes.You can also set out the sour cream and cheese to let them warm up a little so they are not ice cold when adding to the potatoes.

A favorite of our swim team wass frito pie baked potatoes. They'd top their potatoe with the chili and few fritos, cheddar cheese and maybe sour cream and onions.

I'm also going to make chili in the crockpot that people can pour over their potato or eat on its own. We'll have a veggie tray for everyone to snack on, corn muffins and Christmas cookies and cocoa for dessert.

I'm also going to make chili in the crockpot that people can pour over their potato or eat on its own. We'll have a veggie tray for everyone to snack on, corn muffins and Christmas cookies and cocoa for dessert.

I know you have a veggie tray, but a lettuce-type salad? Is pretty much a must for me with a heavy-protein/carb meal. It's the lighter side of the meal that I can fill up on. (But that's just me.)

Other suggestions:

The bacon bits? Please say that that's fresh chopped bacon bits and not the processed Bac-O's.

I really don't think that you need additional meats because you have the chili.

The suggestion of a variety of cheese is good (maybe a pepper-jack cheese for some spice to go with the chili)

Mushrooms -- fresh chopped are delisch. How about sauteing some with onions, garlic and maybe some peppers?

Just want to jump in and agree with this post - obviously everyone has a unique way to top a baked potato and you can't cater to every individual taste. I think you original list of toppings is sufficient and you don't really need to add any other toppings (unless you want to!). I do agree that adding a tossed salad with some dressing choices would complete this meal very nicely.

This may be too close to your chili, but I was at a sports bar a couple weeks ago and they served all sorts of baked potatoes. I had barbecued beef (sort of like Sloppy Joe), red onions and melted cheddar, with sour cream and chives on the side.

It was so good it hurt!

They also had pizza potatoes, with pepperoni, green pepper, pizza sauce and mozzarella.

Mushrooms -- fresh chopped are delisch. How about sauteing some with onions, garlic and maybe some peppers?

OP - I think all of your toppings are great - but I second this one from jpcher - especially if the peppers are hot or banana peppers - nothing I like better topping my potatoes or meat is sauteed mushrooms with some sort of hot peppers.